I got my first BLI Big Boy in the mail a couple days ago for the 2024 run. I got 4014 in the glossy finish for the Promatory excursion. Very impressed. I ordered it from Train world. My first BLI locomotive and will definitely be buying more.
That’s sick dude! I got the standard finish 4014 in this morning in the mail from TrainWorld too. I was on the fence between the glossy and standard finish. They both look great. I hope you enjoy it!
I just got my shipping confirmation on the Broadway Limited Big Boy for 2024. I figured I'd search for this model to see what to expect. I'm glad that the quality on this model looks so amazing. Can't wait to get mine soon 🙂 Thank you for the video.
You are not going to be disappointed! BLI steam locomotives are top notch. I got my shipment confirmation for my preorder from TrainWorld today for #4014. Where did you order yours? Thank you for watching!
@@modelrailroadingthesouthwest I ordered from Trainworld as well! Been waiting a few months because this was supposed to be out in January. This is my first engine that I have bought myself
Oh nice. I love Trainsworld. Very reliable business. I hope you enjoy your first engine. If you have any questions about it, let me know. One tip I’d like to throw out there is make sure not run the smoke unit without fluid; it can be ruined with no fluid.
@@modelrailroadingthesouthwest UPDATE good sir.. The Big Boy came in the mail today. I will leave the review to such awesome UA-camrs such as yourself, but I will say that I was indeed blown away by the amount of detail in this engine. It is gorgeous. I don't have a layout just yet, but for now, I'm looking to display it in my living room. I am 1000% impressed with this model!
@@ice319 Oh great! Glad you are happy with it! They are magnificent models! I hope you get a layout soon so you can run that beast. I’m still waiting for mine. I think it might be in tomorrow or Monday. I’m waiting impatiently haha.
Very attractive locomotive model, the UP big boy is one of my favorite articulated type steam engines, I wish that I was actually able to afford one of models, lol- Tom.
They are very pricey lol. I was on the fence about buying one for years because of the price. They are worth it but it hurts to spend that much on one single model. Thank you for watching my video!
I have the 2001 Version from Trix . Full Metal Modell ( weight is 1.464grams ). I installed 12 years ago tsunami Sound with two speakers. Sounds great and runs well, also at this time
Nice! That’s cool! I had an opportunity to buy a Trix Big boy last train show for a good deal. I’ve been wanting one for a while. They look like great models.
Great review and what an awesome engine, my fav part is your capture of the interior, insane detail inside there and great capture of it, just really cool review as per usual, very well done! -Ken
Having a love/hate relationship with this engine, got my father one in December 22, the pigtail between loco and tender was broken so exchanged it, got the new one in January, he got it and the same day when he was picking it up and the pigtail pulled out of the connector. BLI fixed it but took about 9 weeks and ~$60 in shipping. While waiting we built a bigger layout and I got him a digit tax zephyr so he can use the functions. Got it back, don’t let him pick it up anymore so I put it on track we have run it about an hour or 2 and the wires on the pigtails are starting to break where the bend down from the tender connection. So I guess it’s another 9 weeks to get it repaired. Seems like they have a fatally flawed design going on here. Your review was spot on, it is a beautiful piece of machinery.
That's rough man. Having the same issue multiple times can be really annoying. I have not looked at the pig tail on mine, I hope there isn't anything wrong with it. I hope you no longer have issues with yours. I don't have much a layout and I have to remove engines to run others. I always cringe when I move mine on and off the layout. I'm always afraid that I'm going to break some details or something. They are so fragile. You are correct none the less, it is a beautiful piece of machinery.
@@modelrailroadingthesouthwest Just be extra careful and you should be okay. For us younger types probably not a problem, but for folks with decreased motor skills it's just not feasible. Also, saw your other video about it derailing, check the coupling between loco and tender, it's a little 2-finger thing that has to have both fingers inside the loco's receiver, if only 1 is in it will cause the front of the loco and back of the tender to set slightly high and it will derail on any bend. When we got it back it was derailing constantly, they didn't get the coupling together right and correcting that solved the issue.
@@pipedreamin Oh you know I didn’t even think to check the fitment of the drawbar. As soon as I have a chance I’ll go and check to see if the fitment is good on the drawbar and the pig tail too. Thank you for the advice!
Your review, details and format were among the best that I have seen in HO scale on U-Tube. Two or three things you might think about including are showing the underside of the model > the thoroughness of your discussion concerning the mechanics there was so good that it somewhat obviated the need for that in this case. The 2nd thing was that if possible...it might be better to weigh the engine and tender separately since the combined weight takes away the ability to determine how much of a factor the engine weight has on the models tractive effort since the tender weight is simply parasitic and has nothing to do with tractive effort enhancement... for the people trying to assess the models ability to handle long trains on a club layout, for example. Lastly, most of your competitors have dynamometers to show what the drawbar pulling power of the models is like. Again, your videography is very good already as is your presentation. Keep up the good work!
Thank you very much the compliment. Thank you so much for the suggestions. I do appreciate that. I would like to add a drawbar pull measurement to my videos. That’s actually a good idea to have weighed the locomotive and tender separately. I will definitely consider these suggestions for my next videos. Thank you!
Thank you for watching! I have heard about the new run. I hope to get 4014 this year hopefully. I haven’t preordered yet, but if there are any left I’ll pick one up.
They're actually cheaper than the last run I think. I believe the last run was almost 900.. the new ones are just under 700. Not sure if that's because I Pre-ordered or what. At any rate.. I CANNOT WAIT. My favorite train EVER! Came through my home state of Wisconsin last year! Got videos ✌️
The best one that I can recommend is the MRC Tech 6. It is both DC and DCC. Runs $119.99 at Trainworld.com. It can do almost sounds with the function buttons and you can change CV values. I enjoyed it for about 10 years until I got the Digitrax DCS-52 which is a full on DCC system that runs $199.99 at Trainworld.com. I recommend both of them, just depending on your budget. If you have additional questions let me know.
You know, that’s a good question. I don’t know. I just bought this the way it is and when I was looking online I noticed that I could not find one like this one.
I was gifted one of these for Christmas last year. The details are nice, but it sounds like the same crappy sound files Broadway has had for years. Not at all impressed with the sound from either this or the UP 844 I also have. I expect better sound than this for a locomotive that costs as much as these do.
Indeed! If there was a way to throw a Tsunami in this and still be able to run the smoke unit, I’d do it in a heartbeat. I’ve got a Tsunami2 in my Bachmann Southern 4501, and it sounds phenomenal!
@@anb7408 Nice! I think these would perfect if they had a different decoder. You’re right if tsunami could work with the smoke unit, they’d be amazing.
I know what you mean about o gauge. I’m getting into it slowly and it is expensive. For DCC I recommend a Digitrax DCS-52. There are other brands like NCE Power Cab and MRC Prodigy. I prefer the Digitrax. Just don’t do the Bachmann, not worth it. You can get the MRC Tech 6. That is a DCC/DC hybrid. I used it for a number of years but it’s not equipped to do the same stuff that the Digitrax, NCE and MRC DCC systems can do.
Hey there, I’m in Northern NM near Chama. That’s cool man. There are a couple of clubs that I kind know of. I’m not too familiar with them or what they are called. I can look into it. There is a train show on Nov 11th and 12th at the Balloon Fiesta Park. It’s called Rails along the Rio Grande. I’m going again this year. You should definitely check that out. There are a few vendors there. There are a couple of videos on my UA-cam channel of the shows. Since I don’t live in ABQ anymore it’s hard to keep up with the community.
@@modelrailroadingthesouthwest I am researching doing a BNSF Via Belen as my family was involved with making that happen. Also I am fascinated with UP Big Boy.
@@joshwelbaum wow that’s cool that your family was involved with that. The Big Boy is an incredible locomotive. I’m trying to build an excursion train with both #844 and #4014.
What radius curve do you have the engine on at 8:17? I’ve been trying to plan around making my railroad without having articulated engines hanging out front too much around corners. What you showed looks like about the tightest corner I’d like to run but I’m having a hard time figuring out what looks good with larger locomotives like that. I figured a 36” radius would be alright but can’t find any info on it.
Broadway insists on continuing to use their own proprietary decoders/sound modules that were clearly developed via the old QSI stuff. Sounds horrible, and as you’ve found out, unreliable!
Awe man I’m sorry to hear that. I’ve had that happen before with a couple other models before. I hope you can either get a replacement or get it fixed soon.
@@modelrailroadingthesouthwest I should amend this…it works well in DCC, it’s wonky in DC. Since I have my DCC system now, not sure I have to worry about this
@@DietPizza1 that’s odd. I’ve read that BLI decoders can do odd stuff sometimes. Try reaching out to BLI to see if it’s something You should be worried about.
@@modelrailroadingthesouthwest its a nice model. I just wish they gave you the option of installing your own 21 pin decoder... Mines had an issue with the decoder going haywire and losing connection with the throttle and speeding up flying of the table it took damage but it was repairable... Ill give BLI THEY MAKE SOME STURDY LOCOS..
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I got my first BLI Big Boy in the mail a couple days ago for the 2024 run. I got 4014 in the glossy finish for the Promatory excursion. Very impressed. I ordered it from Train world. My first BLI locomotive and will definitely be buying more.
That’s sick dude! I got the standard finish 4014 in this morning in the mail from TrainWorld too. I was on the fence between the glossy and standard finish. They both look great. I hope you enjoy it!
I just got my shipping confirmation on the Broadway Limited Big Boy for 2024. I figured I'd search for this model to see what to expect. I'm glad that the quality on this model looks so amazing. Can't wait to get mine soon 🙂 Thank you for the video.
You are not going to be disappointed! BLI steam locomotives are top notch. I got my shipment confirmation for my preorder from TrainWorld today for #4014. Where did you order yours? Thank you for watching!
@@modelrailroadingthesouthwest I ordered from Trainworld as well! Been waiting a few months because this was supposed to be out in January. This is my first engine that I have bought myself
Oh nice. I love Trainsworld. Very reliable business. I hope you enjoy your first engine. If you have any questions about it, let me know. One tip I’d like to throw out there is make sure not run the smoke unit without fluid; it can be ruined with no fluid.
@@modelrailroadingthesouthwest UPDATE good sir..
The Big Boy came in the mail today. I will leave the review to such awesome UA-camrs such as yourself, but I will say that I was indeed blown away by the amount of detail in this engine. It is gorgeous. I don't have a layout just yet, but for now, I'm looking to display it in my living room. I am 1000% impressed with this model!
@@ice319 Oh great! Glad you are happy with it! They are magnificent models! I hope you get a layout soon so you can run that beast. I’m still waiting for mine. I think it might be in tomorrow or Monday. I’m waiting impatiently haha.
Very attractive locomotive model, the UP big boy is one of my favorite articulated type steam engines, I wish that I was actually able to afford one of models, lol- Tom.
They are very pricey lol. I was on the fence about buying one for years because of the price. They are worth it but it hurts to spend that much on one single model. Thank you for watching my video!
I have the 2001 Version from Trix . Full Metal Modell ( weight is 1.464grams ). I installed 12 years ago tsunami Sound with two speakers. Sounds great and runs well, also at this time
Nice! That’s cool! I had an opportunity to buy a Trix Big boy last train show for a good deal. I’ve been wanting one for a while. They look like great models.
Great review and what an awesome engine, my fav part is your capture of the interior, insane detail inside there and great capture of it, just really cool review as per usual, very well done! -Ken
Thank you Ken! I tried to capture the cab interior as best I could. I think the cab detail is exceptional. Thank you for the compliment sir!
Having a love/hate relationship with this engine, got my father one in December 22, the pigtail between loco and tender was broken so exchanged it, got the new one in January, he got it and the same day when he was picking it up and the pigtail pulled out of the connector. BLI fixed it but took about 9 weeks and ~$60 in shipping.
While waiting we built a bigger layout and I got him a digit tax zephyr so he can use the functions. Got it back, don’t let him pick it up anymore so I put it on track we have run it about an hour or 2 and the wires on the pigtails are starting to break where the bend down from the tender connection. So I guess it’s another 9 weeks to get it repaired. Seems like they have a fatally flawed design going on here.
Your review was spot on, it is a beautiful piece of machinery.
That's rough man. Having the same issue multiple times can be really annoying. I have not looked at the pig tail on mine, I hope there isn't anything wrong with it. I hope you no longer have issues with yours. I don't have much a layout and I have to remove engines to run others. I always cringe when I move mine on and off the layout. I'm always afraid that I'm going to break some details or something. They are so fragile. You are correct none the less, it is a beautiful piece of machinery.
@@modelrailroadingthesouthwest Just be extra careful and you should be okay. For us younger types probably not a problem, but for folks with decreased motor skills it's just not feasible.
Also, saw your other video about it derailing, check the coupling between loco and tender, it's a little 2-finger thing that has to have both fingers inside the loco's receiver, if only 1 is in it will cause the front of the loco and back of the tender to set slightly high and it will derail on any bend. When we got it back it was derailing constantly, they didn't get the coupling together right and correcting that solved the issue.
@@pipedreamin Oh you know I didn’t even think to check the fitment of the drawbar. As soon as I have a chance I’ll go and check to see if the fitment is good on the drawbar and the pig tail too. Thank you for the advice!
Your review, details and format were among the best that I have seen in HO scale on U-Tube. Two or three things you might think about including are showing the underside of the model > the thoroughness of your discussion concerning the mechanics there was so good that it somewhat obviated the need for that in this case. The 2nd thing was that if possible...it might be better to weigh the engine and tender separately since the combined weight takes away the ability to determine how much of a factor the engine weight has on the models tractive effort since the tender weight is simply parasitic and has nothing to do with tractive effort enhancement... for the people trying to assess the models ability to handle long trains on a club layout, for example. Lastly,
most of your competitors have dynamometers to show what the drawbar pulling power of the models is like. Again, your videography is very good already as is your presentation. Keep up the good work!
Thank you very much the compliment. Thank you so much for the suggestions. I do appreciate that. I would like to add a drawbar pull measurement to my videos. That’s actually a good idea to have weighed the locomotive and tender separately. I will definitely consider these suggestions for my next videos. Thank you!
I didn't see a smoke demonstration. Big missing feature.
Nice video. They're making another run, ETA is the end of April. I have mine pre ordered already 😎
Thank you for watching! I have heard about the new run. I hope to get 4014 this year hopefully. I haven’t preordered yet, but if there are any left I’ll pick one up.
They're actually cheaper than the last run I think. I believe the last run was almost 900.. the new ones are just under 700. Not sure if that's because I Pre-ordered or what. At any rate.. I CANNOT WAIT. My favorite train EVER! Came through my home state of Wisconsin last year! Got videos ✌️
awesome video! i have always wanted one
They are very nice. There are Rivarossi versions that are nice too for much less.
I salute you.
Thank you for watching!
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Thank you for watching!
What is the cheapest remote I can use on a broadway limited engine with having whistle,bell,light,turning off headlight and smoke and crew talk?
The best one that I can recommend is the MRC Tech 6. It is both DC and DCC. Runs $119.99 at Trainworld.com. It can do almost sounds with the function buttons and you can change CV values. I enjoyed it for about 10 years until I got the Digitrax DCS-52 which is a full on DCC system that runs $199.99 at Trainworld.com. I recommend both of them, just depending on your budget. If you have additional questions let me know.
@@modelrailroadingthesouthwest ThankYou!
Awesome UP bigboy steam engine Joe!!!
Thank you very much sir!
@@modelrailroadingthesouthwest You're welcome Joe!!
Cool.
Thanks.
For sure thank you for watching!
How you get 4023 in her original colors, I can only find 4023 in paragon 4 in the two-tone Gray scheme.
You know, that’s a good question. I don’t know. I just bought this the way it is and when I was looking online I noticed that I could not find one like this one.
@@modelrailroadingthesouthwest Interesting could be renumbered?
@@MarshFlyFightWin it was brand new out of the box. Maybe a mistake by the factory?
The king of steam, nothing like big boy,to bad its a west coast locomotive. 👍
It’s a beast!
I was gifted one of these for Christmas last year. The details are nice, but it sounds like the same crappy sound files Broadway has had for years. Not at all impressed with the sound from either this or the UP 844 I also have. I expect better sound than this for a locomotive that costs as much as these do.
I think BLI can benefit from either Tsunami or Lok sound. If they had different decoders, they’d be easier to speed match that’s for sure.
Indeed! If there was a way to throw a Tsunami in this and still be able to run the smoke unit, I’d do it in a heartbeat. I’ve got a Tsunami2 in my Bachmann Southern 4501, and it sounds phenomenal!
@@anb7408 Nice! I think these would perfect if they had a different decoder. You’re right if tsunami could work with the smoke unit, they’d be amazing.
Hello and I tried o gauge but they just cost too much and wondering what controller is needed to get all the functions out of this model? Thanks 👍
I know what you mean about o gauge. I’m getting into it slowly and it is expensive. For DCC I recommend a Digitrax DCS-52. There are other brands like NCE Power Cab and MRC Prodigy. I prefer the Digitrax. Just don’t do the Bachmann, not worth it. You can get the MRC Tech 6. That is a DCC/DC hybrid. I used it for a number of years but it’s not equipped to do the same stuff that the Digitrax, NCE and MRC DCC systems can do.
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Are you in Albuquerque? I am getting into the hobby and am looking for the HO model railroading community here in Albuquerque. Is there one?
Hey there, I’m in Northern NM near Chama. That’s cool man. There are a couple of clubs that I kind know of. I’m not too familiar with them or what they are called. I can look into it. There is a train show on Nov 11th and 12th at the Balloon Fiesta Park. It’s called Rails along the Rio Grande. I’m going again this year. You should definitely check that out. There are a few vendors there. There are a couple of videos on my UA-cam channel of the shows. Since I don’t live in ABQ anymore it’s hard to keep up with the community.
What are you going to model? Or what are you modeling?
@@modelrailroadingthesouthwest I am researching doing a BNSF Via Belen as my family was involved with making that happen. Also I am fascinated with UP Big Boy.
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@@joshwelbaum wow that’s cool that your family was involved with that. The Big Boy is an incredible locomotive. I’m trying to build an excursion train with both #844 and #4014.
What radius curve do you have the engine on at 8:17? I’ve been trying to plan around making my railroad without having articulated engines hanging out front too much around corners. What you showed looks like about the tightest corner I’d like to run but I’m having a hard time figuring out what looks good with larger locomotives like that. I figured a 36” radius would be alright but can’t find any info on it.
I have 34” radius curves. There is almost no overhang. 36” would be good.
@@modelrailroadingthesouthwestthank you so much for the quick reply I really do appreciate it
@@hadymon0301 you’re welcome, thank you watching.
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what is the price ?
MSRP: $869.99 In-store price: $650-700.
I had 5 broadway limited diesel engines stop working on me after only 2 years seems like something with the decoder
I’ve heard that people have had issues with BLI decoders. I’m not sure how to manage those. Maybe BLI with warranty them.
Broadway insists on continuing to use their own proprietary decoders/sound modules that were clearly developed via the old QSI stuff. Sounds horrible, and as you’ve found out, unreliable!
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Rivarossi makes a much more affordable one that looks great too! Take a look at them. Thank you for watching!
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I just got one…decoder is bad from the factory
Awe man I’m sorry to hear that. I’ve had that happen before with a couple other models before. I hope you can either get a replacement or get it fixed soon.
@@modelrailroadingthesouthwest I should amend this…it works well in DCC, it’s wonky in DC. Since I have my DCC system now, not sure I have to worry about this
@Diet Pizza hmm I haven’t tried it on DC only. Sometimes decoders act weird on DC. What is it doing?
@@modelrailroadingthesouthwest at 50% throttle, it’ll start in reverse. If you push it to 60% it’ll go forward like it should.
@@DietPizza1 that’s odd. I’ve read that BLI decoders can do odd stuff sometimes. Try reaching out to BLI to see if it’s something You should be worried about.
SOUNTRAXX is getting installed in mines as I write this..
That’s sick dude! It’s gonna sound great!
@@modelrailroadingthesouthwest its a nice model. I just wish they gave you the option of installing your own 21 pin decoder... Mines had an issue with the decoder going haywire and losing connection with the throttle and speeding up flying of the table it took damage but it was repairable... Ill give BLI THEY MAKE SOME STURDY LOCOS..
@@FierroDuroRails they are pretty tough. I’ve heard some not so go things about their decoders. Sucks that they go bad.